HP catchpoint code

Andrew Cagney ac131313@ges.redhat.com
Thu Aug 15 18:53:00 GMT 2002


>> 
>> Absolutely.  It's gotten (started?) very crufty, and _no one_ has been
>> willing to maintain it.  I know ye HPPA/Linux folks have your own port,
>> and so far not a soul has been willing to contribute it to GDB - I
>> don't know who can, I sure didn't write it, I just include it in the
>> Debian packages to make Randolph stop nagging me :)
>> 
>> More to the point, though - if someone steps forward to do some
>> long-needed work on PARISC, that can stay, but HP/UX support is what I
>> really want to leave (or be updated).
>> 
> 
> 
> I can't plead ignorance on the issue since Matthew Wilcox mentioned 
> that GDB wanted to drop PARISC support... and the main reason I'm on this
> list, and others, is to keep a finger on the pulse of PARISC specific 
> problems across the board from binutils/gcc/glibc/gdb.
> 
> I'll step forward to do PARISC support for GDB.
> These may be my famous last words ;)

Ok, the first step is ``write after approval''.  Per the MAINTAINERS 
file:  ``To get recommended for the Write After Approval list you need a 
valid FSF assignment and have submitted one good patch.''

Since the PA risc target isn't maintained, its commit rules are more lax 
then for maintained targets.

enjoy,
Andrew




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